{"product_id":"the-seed-detective","title":"The Seed Detective","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMeet the Indiana Jones of vegetables and join him on his quest to save our heritage produce.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Copious but thoroughly engaging research . . . Alexander shares his excitement over the potential for rescuing this lost heritage. . . All of which makes this title worth a serious look.\"—\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-stringify-type='\"italic\"'\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e (starred)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDid you ever wonder how peas, kale, asparagus, beans, squash, and corn have ended up on our plates? Well, so did Adam Alexander.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Adam Alexander is The Seed Detective. His passion for vegetables was ignited when he tasted an unusual sweet pepper with a fiery heart while on a filmmaking project in Ukraine. Smitten by its flavor, Adam began to seek out local growers of endangered heritage and heirloom varieties in a mission to bring home seeds to grow, share, and return so that he could enjoy their delicious taste—and save them from being lost forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e In\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Seed Detective\u003c\/em\u003e, Adam shares his own stories of seed hunting, with the origin stories behind many of our everyday food heroes. Taking us on a journey that began when we left the life of the hunter-gatherer to become farmers, he tells tales of globalization, political intrigue, colonization, and serendipity—describing how these vegetables and their travels have become embedded in our food cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“We are a nation of vegetable growers and this book explores the wonderful world of rare and endangered heritage and heirloom vegetables – and why we must keep growing them and saving their seed, not only for our gardening and culinary pleasure, but to pass these stories on – vegetables are truly our history on a plate.”—\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Seed Detective\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chelsea Green","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49021036626112,"sku":"vrn1789516467177","price":16.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0763\/0628\/4736\/files\/the-seed-detective_1.jpg?v=1789516471","url":"https:\/\/garmentco.shop\/products\/the-seed-detective","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}